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Shropshire Published 1695
ORIGINAL MAP of Shropshire by Robert Morden c1695
An attractive map of Shropshire, first published by Robert Morden in 1695, which appeared in Camden's Britannia (London: Swale, Awnsham & Churchill, 1695 - 1772). Bishop Gibson described the maps from this series as "much the fairest and most correct of any that have yet appeared". The maps are also notable for using up to three different mileage scales, none of which are based on the statute mile
Method: Copper Plate engraved
Creator: Robert Morden
Published: London
Condition: General good condition copper plate engraved with later hand colour. Previously poorly mounted leaving verso gum stain to upper edge. An attractive example in the region of three hundred years old
Approx engraved area: 14" x 16.5" (360mm x 420mm)
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